Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-23
CATARRH1

THE TERN CATARRH is APPLIED TO
adjacent parts, which prevails to an alarm
ing extent and is produ ctiye of very serious
The most prominent aud characteristic,
feature is morbid discharge from the
times.
In some there is an almost constant flow
OF ciear, acrid huid, put oftener an offensive,
purulent or muco-purulent, g esnish-yellow
matter is secreted, which accumulates in
the nostrils or drops into the throat, neces-
stating its frequent removal by blowing the
nose or expectoration, aud often by both
processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head WIS in a state OF
rottenness, so great is the amount of matter
discharged and so fetid Is its odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat oS the morbid mat
ter from the head, and as q recumbent posi-
ton naturally favors the flow downward.
his rest Is frequently di .turbed from this
cause. Many sufferers are obliged to lie
with the head very much elevated in order
to sleep with some degree of comfort.
In others tough. viscid and offensive
palate, in the passage between the throat
and head, adhearing to the parts with glu-
ish tenacity. Its lodgment embarrasses
respiration and creates sens tion of irri
tatlon and uneasiness in the affected local
ity, which gives rise to constant and al
most irresistible desire to relieve the dis.
comfort by drawing the mueus into the
throat SO as to eject 1t by the m uth. This
practice, popularity known as hawking"
is characteristic Of catarrh, and proves as
embarrassing to the one affected as it is
disagreeable to those around him.
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane in the
81 ape of dry, hard concretions. which are
discharged by way of the nostrils or throat
in Jumps or fragments of deep green tint.
III some cases these incrustatid MS accumu-
a q n q q q
plug in the nose, which obstruets breathing
and produces serious discomfort. 50 firm
ly do these incrustatiGns adhere to the
point of attachmens that their removal
usually requires the most vi lent efforts:
not unfrequently G. ey have to be torn from
the membrane. Occasionally solid cast
OF notable size is expelled, on which there
are generally traces of blood, but IN some
cases the cast presents q tubular appear
ance, being of exact shape of the nasal
cavity. This condition is indicative of ul-
ceration, which. in time, may destroy the
bony st uctnre of the nose and produce
subsequent flattening OF that organ.
Cases are occasionally met with in which
thick. viscid, Shiny secretion coats the
mem brane of the nasal cavities and then
putrifies, giving rise to stencil which is
really overpOwering and sufficiently fetid to
p ison the atmosphere OF whole room;
and there are others in which all the secre-
.ions OF the membrane are suspended, caus-
Ing an unpleasant feeling OF dryness, heat
and feyerishuess in the head and nOse-a
condition popularity known as "Dry Ca.
tarrh.'
cavitie Of the bones Of the forehead and
face, giving rise to distressing sensation
of h avy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially iu the region above
fulness. heat. irritaii IN, soreness or pain in
the nostrils near the root OF the nose, as
well as In the upper part OF the throat,
above and behind the soft palate. Some
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particular part, as in the temple, on the top
of the head, at the ba ok of the neck, or be-
hind the Orbids, and occasionally pain
manifests itself Ia the face OF SO severe
character that 1t is frequently mistaken for
neuralgia
The oreath is always tainted aud at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases 1t becomes 80 revolt
object Of disgust to himself as we'll as to
others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped
other, and often on both, giving rise to q
aisagreeable, stuffy sensation in the head,
and occasioning violent and prolonged
paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and huskyf
or of a nasal character. di playing a sort O.
shifting quality. Ofrentimes there is con
tinuous hoarseness and discordance. There
is also sense of irritation in the throat,
| phlegm, producing the sound hem" more
| or less forcibly. In some cases patien
complain OF an uncomfortable feeling OF
| fullness, or q choky ensation In the throat,
| and in others OF a Distressing and almost
| constant dryness. for the temporary relief
| OF which they have to swallow frequently.
! Others, again, speak OF a constant bad or
nauseoUs taste in the mouth or throat
The stomach generally suffers more or
| less and becomes weak and irritable; the
| appetite is capricious and nearly always
bad in the morning. The patient Is Ian
guild, unable to perform mental or physical
| labor with the usual facility is nervous, de
pressed in spirits, at times fearful. tim d,
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the mem9ry weakened and perma
| nent impairment seriously threatened.
The mucous membrane soon becomes
| m0rbidly sensitive to unfayorable indu
ences. aud in spite of the utmost care be-
comes affected from the slightest causes, SO
that at last breath OF wind upon the lining
of the nose or throat becomes productive OF
| a cold, and gives rise to serious disturb
ances of the respiratory organs. Thus the
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
colds, each attack agg,ayating the disease
larger extent or surface than its predecessor
In this manner the difficulty. spreads from
organ to organ, invading the throat, larnyx
trachea and bronchial tubes, until, en-
the finer rami dcatiOns of the broncbi, when
but a slight impulse. is required to send II
to the lungs. Catarrh may, and often does,
affect other organs in the body, especially
as the stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
By the employme ent Of proper inhalation
in the form of medicated vapor (not steam
and direct action upon the diseased surface
in the pharynx and nasal passages, for al
will find its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities, where 1t is utterly tmpos.
sible to make fluid applications. By these
means every case can be cured.
OZENA.
Oznna is the professional or technical
name given to an advanced form of catarrh
in which liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining OF the nose to the carti-
end in eczema, but it most frequently. occurs
in those who are naturally scrofulous The
discharge takes place through the nostrils
or through the throat. and Is generally OF
auently tinged with blood and almost al
ways attended by an offensivesme In the
language of DR.. Wood, of Philadelphia,
The disease is one & o. t9e ne most o9anrste ate
to encounter. In bad cases the breath of the
patient becomes SO revolving as to isolate
him from society and to render him an OBJ
cases pieces Of bone become separated and
slough off, leaving deep, unhealthy ulcers,
which secrete a bloody matter, and are ex-
tremeiy difficult to heal. After ozOna has
usually becomes impaired and often lost.
Deafness is one of its most common conse-
quenc 8, and results from its extension
through the eustachian tubes to the internal
ear. Pains in the head and over the frontal
sinuses, impairing memory. and even in.
sanity frequently spring from Its extension
to the brain. The greatest danger, how
ever, because the most common, Is that II
will extend down ward and affect the lungs.
In most cases of pulmonary disease cstarrh
is present In some degree, and in many in
stances 1t causes large share of the pa
tents discomfort.
Besides these grave consequences, all Of
which are liable to spring from scrOfulous
catarrh or oz9na, there are others which, IL
less dangerous, are sufficiently unpleasant
1t occasions great unhappiness to Thousands
Of both sexes, by isolating them and pre-
venting their settlement in life. An often:
breath, is about as great calamity as can
befall young people flor no 20 ng person
should ever think Of marrying while afhtct-